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Missing Virginia Crabber Identified

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NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - Norfolk police have identified a body found near a fishing pier as that of a missing crabber.

Police spokesman Chris Amos tells media outlets that 35-year-old Derrick Deshawn Ward of Norfolk was reported missing after he went crabbing Friday night and didn't return home.

A passer-by discovered the body on Sunday evening near the Ocean View Fishing Pier.

The body was sent to the medical examiner officer's to determine the cause of death.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.